title: Smoking cessation knowledge, attitudes, and practice among community health providers in China.
abstract: The smoking prevalence is high (32.5%) among male providers in community health centers in Beijing, China. The majority of providers self reported that they advise patients to quit smoking, yet they have low expectations that their counseling is effective in helping patients to quit. Many have not received training on how to advise patients to quit, and half lack knowledge about nicotine replacement. These findings suggest that surveyed providers need more training in tobacco cessation services.
authors.affiliation: Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klink
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Elkin
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strigenz
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057566:Self Report; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation